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Topics:
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Pain: Real and Present<\/b>
\n\u2022 The Prevalence & Causes at End of Life
\n\u2022 Classification & Assessment; Barriers to Effective Pain Control<\/p>\n

Management of Pain<\/b>
\n\u2022 Principles, including the WHO ladder
\n\u2022 Use of opioids: How to choose, Effectiveness, Dosing & Adverse Effects
\n\u2022 How to Deal with Breakthrough Pain
\n\u2022 Administration Routes Considerations
\n\u2022 Non-pharmaceutical &\u00a0 Non-opioid Adjuvants<\/p>\n

The Concept of Total Pain<\/b>
\n\u2022 The Social and Emotional Context of Pain
\n\u2022 The Four Domains of Suffering
\n\u2022 How should we respond to suffering?<\/p>\n

Having Difficult Conversations<\/b>
\n\u2022 Assessing Readiness & What Not to Say
\n\u2022 Understanding Legacy; Dealing with Emotions
\n\u2022 The Patient Dignity Question &\u00a0 Dignity Therapy<\/p>\n

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD)<\/b>
\n\u2022 Why do People ask for MAiD & How to respond
\n\u2022 The history of MAiD \u2013 What it is &\u00a0 is not
\n\u2022 The C7 amendment: our Current Law; Exclusion & Sunset Clauses
\n\u2022 Procedural Safeguards for Track 1 & Track 2 Patients
\n\u2022 MAiD statistics in Canada<\/p>\n

Case Studies; Q and A<\/b><\/p>\n

Description:
\n<\/b>Our health care approaches to the end of life need to be both clear-eyed and compassionate. The goal and is to help patients achieve the best possible quality of life right up until<\/i> the end of life. the question is, how do we achieve that? In this workshop, several timely issues will be discussed: approaches to suffering and the pain experience of patients; the concept of \u201ctotal pain\u201d and approaches to its treatment; best use of analgesics, opioids and adjuvents; addressing physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual concerns of patients; the concept of \u201cdignity\u201d; why patients may request medical assistance in dying (MAiD) and how to respond; and finally, to review what you need to know about the Canadian laws around medical assistance in dying. We hope you\u2019ll join us. Valerie is one of the most gifted speakers on this topic in Canada today. <\/b><\/p>\n

Who Should Attend?
\n<\/b>\u2022 Physicians, Palliative Care Nurses, Oncology Nurses, Hospice Nurses,
\nHome Care Nurses, Primary Care Nurses, End of Life Doulas
\n\u2022 Nurse Practitioners, Medical Surgical Nurses, Geriatric Nurses, Transition Coordinators
\n\u2022 Pharmacists, Medical Social Workers, Tele-Health Nurses, Chaplins<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

Valerie Cooper,\u00a0 MN, NP-Adult, CHPCN[C]<\/strong><\/p>\n

Valerie Cooper is a Hospice Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner with Home and Community Care Support Services South East Ontario. She sees patients in their homes in a variety of geographies, from urban to remote. She works in a shared-care model with patients\u2019 existing primary care providers to support patients with malignancies and end-stage organ diseases to die in their preferred place of death.<\/p>\n

She lectures in the undergraduate program at Queen\u2019s School of Nursing and has developed and taught an elective undergraduate course on hospice palliative care nursing. She has also contributed to a continuing education course for nurse practitioners on palliative care through the University of Toronto. Valerie is a member of the Dying with Dignity Canada\u2019s Clinician Advisory Council, as well as many Communities of Practice related to both Palliative and End-of-Life Care and Medical Assistance in Dying.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Date:
\n<\/strong>Monday, October 5, 2026<\/p>\n

Rate Schedule:
\n<\/strong>$179 on or before July 27, 2026 \u2013 Super Early Rate
\n$189 on or before August 24, 2026 \u2013 Early Rate
\n$199 on or before September 21, 2026 \u2013 Middle Rate
\n$209 after September 21, 2026 \u2013 Regular Rate<\/p>\n

Time:
\n<\/strong>0800: Doors Open
\n0830: Workshop Begins
\n1600: Workshop Ends<\/p>\n

Location:
\n<\/strong>Edmonton Inn & Conference Centre \u29c9<\/a>
\n11834 Kingsway Ave, Edmonton, AB, T5G 3J5 (Google Maps \u29c9<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Includes:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 Certificate of completion for 6.5 hours of CE
\n\u2022 Coffee & tea
\n\u2022 Lunch (soup, salad, and sandwich buffet)
\n\u2022 Printed handouts<\/p>\n

This topic is exclusively an in-person workshop, and will not be offered as a webinar at this time. <\/strong><\/p>\n

See below for the outline, speaker biography, and more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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